High 7.8Published Apr 18, 2026

CVE-2026-40491gdown is a Google Drive public file/folder downloader.

Updated under an hour ago (2026-10-19 08:00 UTC)

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Exploited in the last 30 days

gdown is a Google Drive public file/folder downloader. Versions prior to 5.2.2 are vulnerable to a Path Traversal attack within the extractall functionality. When extracting a maliciously crafted ZIP or TAR archive, the library fails to sanitize or validate the filenames of the archive members. This allow files to be written outside the intended destination directory, potentially leading to arbitrary file overwrite and Remote Code Execution (RCE). Version 5.2.2 contains a fix.

CVSS: 7.8 HIGH (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-22
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Not given
NVD analysis: Analyzed
Record last updated: Jun 17, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

wkentaro gdown wkentaro:gdown	before 5.2.2	NVD

References

https://github.com/wkentaro/gdown/commit/af569fc6ed300b7974dee66dc51e9f01b57b4dffpatch
https://github.com/wkentaro/gdown/releases/tag/v5.2.2release-notes
https://github.com/wkentaro/gdown/security/advisories/GHSA-76hw-p97h-883fexploit, vendor-advisory

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